這是用金盞花和山金車的浸泡油做成的皂，中間灑的是磨碎的金盞花粉。金盞花真是做皂者的好材料，優雅浪漫的感覺，加上不會被鹼破壞的顏色，真是我的最愛啊！

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記憶中好像有長像這樣的點心，想吃也吃不到，乾脆做成皂。

綠色的部分是用浸泡多時的烏龍茶葉浸泡油。因為顏色會慢慢淡掉，我總是小心地不讓這皂見天日，希望能顏色能持久一些。這，該是堅持天然染色的宿命吧！

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看著紫草浸泡油的顏色已經越來越濃了，似乎在催促著我把它化身為美麗的紫草皂呢！紫草是我必備的No.1浸泡油，我愛極了它美麗的顏色。而且，每每做紫草皂時，總要配上薰衣草精油，總覺得這樣才速配！50%浸泡油的顏色最剛好。我以前試過72%的紫草浸泡馬賽皂，顏色過深，看起來很是憂鬱。

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最近很愛茜草粉。對於只用天然染色的我來說，最高興的就是能找到入皂不變色的花草，又同時能對皮膚有幫助。我試過用茜草粉的浸泡油，效果不好，還是直接加粉入皂比較好。

茜草對多種細菌及皮膚真菌有抑制作用，能消瘀滯、通血脈、利關節；治跌打損傷及風濕痺痛。

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繁縷是一種對皮膚很好的藥草，對於過敏肌膚和搔癢症狀都有幫助。一般用繁縷粉入皂的話，皂就會呈現棕色。我把繁縷粉加到橄欖油裡做浸泡油後再入皂，居然是黃綠色的！這新發現讓我蠻高興的，又多一樣可以入皂的素材。

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這是繼上一款「四季」後又一款新的「主題式」禮盒。我覺得這樣的嘗試還蠻有趣的。這次的主題是很適合在夏天帶出去玩的蛋糕野餐盒，有吃也有喝喔。

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這是第一次用平口的奶油花嘴來裝飾肥皂，雖說是花嘴，但還沒有勇氣挑戰奶油花，只有簡單的線條，算是安妮做皂的一小進步啦。不過擠一擠還蠻有趣的，下次真的要來擠個花試試。

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Using decorating tip to decorate soap.

[Soap]
This is the first time I use decorating tips. I found out it is so fun to make soap with that. I think I will try again.

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收集了幾種顏色的皂球，配合清爽的米糠油，是很適合夏天的皂喔。皂有一點黃黃的，是因為加了洋甘菊浸泡橄欖油，有鎮定肌膚及抗過敏的作用。

High percentage of rice bran oil is perfect for summer.

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皂做了一陣子，女兒對我的皂有很多意見。以前只是會評論，現在都開始幫我想點子，其中這四季禮盒就是她出的功課。對設計沒什麼概念的我，勉強擠出了四個圖案，希望有符合四季的感覺。

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想試試看不對稱的皂型，所以就用紙板擋住一部分的皂模，做了紅棕皂，然後隔天再移開紙板，做另外一層。沒想到紙板還是有點外流，所以還先清了一下才做第二層。真不知為什麼把自己弄得這麼麻煩。
紅花橘色暈開的樣子，意外跟紅棕顏色很合，真好！

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Try a soap with unbalanced look.

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I blocked a portion of soap mold to make red palm oil soap first. Unfortunately, it leaked so took time to clean a little before the second layer. The color of safflower is quite match with red plam oil, that makes me very happy.

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喜歡備長碳的洗淨力，但又不喜歡整塊黑黑的，一點點，剛剛好。
中間的部份是用金盞花和洋甘菊的浸泡油做的。加一點剪碎的金盞花，這樣的感覺讓我回想到當初對手工皂的印象，似乎要有一些花草在皂裡才叫手工皂呢。

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Using Bincho Carbon powder to deep clean the skin, yet too scratching.

[Soap]
Two thin layers of Bincho Carbon powder soap is enough to deep clean the skin. Calendula petals in soap always reminds me the first impression of handmade soap.

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聖約翰草是極富盛名的草藥，是天然的抗抑鬱草藥，而且還有改善血液循環，以及抗發炎的功效。希望洗這皂時心情也會變好！這皂除了用聖約翰草的浸泡油之外，也加了聖約翰草的粉末，效果加倍喔！最上層是用烏龍茶葉浸泡油做的，泡了很久，有很清新的茶香。

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St. John's wort is known to improve depression and the beautiful dark red color is what I like.

[Soap]
This soap used St. John's wort infused olive oil and some St. John's wort's powder was added as well. The upper layer is made with oolong tea infused oil. I like the fresh scent in oil.

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以手工皂為我的畫布，讓梵谷的星空也可以成為一塊天然洗淨肌膚的滋潤好肥皂。浸泡多時的紫草浸泡橄欖油讓夜空成為漂亮的藍紫色；有機的紅棕櫚油作成的皂球，鑲在絲絨般的藍色天幕上散發溫暖的光芒；還有不同顏色的小碎皂，是夜空中閃亮的小星星。

想做這皂很久了，拖了好久，一方面也也是因為前置作業很多，這回完成了，算是了了一件心事。找到娜娜版的Starry starry night，還蠻好聽的，請欣賞。

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Salute the great artist, Vincent van Gogh.

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Shiconix infused olive oil created a violet blue sky. Used red palm oil to make small orange balls gleam in the sky with stars twinkling.

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燕麥桿可以平緩皮膚的刺激和過敏，所以這個皂用燕麥桿橄欖浸泡油來做的。雖然浸泡油看起來是綠色，加了鹼液馬上變成黃色，所以再加了一些蕁蔴葉粉。此外，這皂含有20%的芒果脂，適合現在這樣乾冷的氣候。

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Oat straw can be used to treat skin irritations, so applied oat straw infused olive oil in this soap.

[Soap]
This soap contains 20% of Mango butter that is very good for this cold and dry season.

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寧靜海是月球上的一個月海，也是當年阿波羅11號登陸月球的地方。原先的idea很浪漫，想要營造一個月球表面的情境，結果卻被兒子抗議。

基本上是個雙層皂，用兒子的玩具在上第二層前圍了一個一個的洞。對啦，這些洞就是月海，再鋪一些小皂球當月亮上的石頭。沒想到這個小圓圈圈在做完皂後很難拿起來，兒子每天看到他的玩具還鑲在皂裡就很哀怨。

下層是紫草皂，還稍微渲了些淡紫來有些波光粼粼的feel。果然，渲染真不是安妮的強項...嘆。

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Sea of Tranquility is a lunar mare on moon. This mare also served as the landing site for the Apollo 11 lunar module, the first manned landing on the Moon. Used my son's toy to create a soap like the surface of moon.

[Soap]
This is a two layers soap. Before poured the 2nd layer, I put some of my son's toy to make some small circles as lunar mare. Somehow, they were hard to pull out and my son complained a lot.

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